Nearly a third of kids in protective custody in Newfoundland and Labrador are Aboriginal
(Documents show Aboriginal children in Newfoundland and Labrador make up a large number of children…
Child Welfare
Valcourt defends funding levels for FN child services now under scrutiny by human rights tribunal
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt defended Ottawa’s treatment of First Nation children Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal continued to hear closing arguments on a discrimination case against the federal government.
Document: Ottawa’s funding shortfall put East Coast FN children at ‘high’ risk of ‘serious harm’
A funding shortfall faced by Aboriginal Affairs on the East Coast put First Nation children at “high” risk of “exposure” to “serious harm,” according to an internal department document that surfaced during a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing wrapping up this week.
Tribunal into Ottawa’s handling of First Nations kids nearing its end after 7 years
The final arguments begin next week in Ottawa.
‘We found you in a catalogue of Native children’
On Colleen Cardinal’s adoption records it says her parents were Aboriginal and alcoholics.
Tina Fontaine’s murder renews call for inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women
APTN National News The Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for a full, public inquiry…
Children’s Aid won’t intervene in case of Six Nations girl who refused chemo
APTN National News A First Nations family is breathing a sigh of relief tonight after…
Fed’s own tribunal witness says First Nations children underfunded
APTN National News A top witness for the Canadian government has testified First Nations child…
Canada begins defence at human rights tribunal over on-reserve funding of child services
APTN National News Canada started its defence at the Canadian Human Rights tribunal by asking…
